Improvement in toy carriages



N.PETERS, PNOTOUTNOGRAPNEH, WASHINGTON D C dni'ird totrs utwi @titille- FREDERICK W. PORTER, or'sPRnveRIRLD,- VERMONT.

' Leners Patent No. 111,149, 1aed Jimmy 24, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN T-OY CARRIAGES.

The Schedule referred to in. these Letters Pal-.ent and making part of thesame.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. Ponrn1 .,of

Springfield, in the county of Windsor and State of 4 Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same; and

Figure 3 is a plan view of the front wheel, pivot, and trame.

Myinvention relates to the construction of childrenls toy carriages, whereby the greatest amount of strength is attained at the least expense in manufacture by securing the axle to the block which forms the back seat, and whereby the carriage may be made to turn easily and quickly, or more easily guided, by attaching the front wheell to a frame which is pivoted to a block which forms the'iijont seat.

That others skilled in the art may be able to make 'and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the same.

In the drawing- D represents the sides of the body ot the carriage, and 4 A represents a block, which irs-oi' a suitable height to form the back seat of the carriage, and is placed within the body j ust over the axle'c, andI in such position andof' such form that 'the back of the bodya: and

' the sides at l) may be nailed or otherwise secured to the' said block.

The axle c maybe secured to the body byscrews passing up through it into the block A.

The block B is of suitable form and height to form the front seat, and the bottom az' and sides at D' may be secu-red to said .block B by nailing or other convenient method.

There is only one front wheel to the carriage, and this is hung in a forked piece having two prongs j, shown more clearly in iig. 3, and is secured therein by lthe pivot e.

To the center ofthe part h is secured the curved piece y by means of the rivet t. The longer arm of this piece g extends up over the wheel, and upon its end is riveted or otherwise secured the pivot t.

This pivot tis inserted iu a hole made in the lower side of the block B, and, when so inserted, 'the frontv wheel may be .easily turned in any direction bythe turning of said ,pivot t in its socket.

` I do not wish to be limited to the -exactsha-pe of the frame fg, as it may be of any desirable form to forma connection between the pivot t and the wheel, and the front part may be elongated at 12, to which to attach a cord or a tongue, as may be most desirable. The blocks B and 1X, forming the front and back seats, may be covered with a projecting board7 m and a, and the front seat may have la back-board, o, secured in grooves or nailed, as may be desirable, to give a finish and style to thcvehicle.

By constructing the carriage in this manner much additional strength is gained both in the support of the sides and in the rigidity of the axle, so that the toy will last much longer than when made iu the usual manner; and, at the same time, the toy has a style which is 'pleasing to the eye, and, in gaining this additional strength by this method of manufacture n o additional expense is incurred, as the toy may be made as cheaply as iu the ordinary method of manufacture.

The two pieces f and g, which form the frame to the front wheel, may be oi' cast metal andriveted together at t', andthe pivot tis also riveted in the end of the part l. f. This forms a very cheap mode of attaching the front wheel, and renders it convenient to be taken apart for packing or-shipping, and the carriage can be guided and turned very much casier.

Having thus described my invention, NVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A toy carriage having the blocks A and B forming the two seatsI of the carriage, to which blocks are attached the i'ame f g and the axle c for the wheels, and which blocks also serve to strengthen the body, all constructed. and arranged substantially as herein described and specified.

, FREDERICK W. PORTER. Witnesses:

.JAMES T. WARREN, R. H. Homsnoon. 

